The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-10-21
SENSATIONAL Z SHOTS
Stephen W. Rawson, q Millionaire
Banker Of Chicago. Shot
by His
Young Stespon Lee as He Leaves the
Door of q Fashionable Place Of
Worship.
The Shocking Affair an Outcome Of DE-
vorce Proceedings and Domestic Re-
examinations.
SENSATIONAL SHOTS

CHICAGO, Oct f1-Amid throng OF PEG.
pie ut the door OF the Third Presbyterian
Church. one Of the most fashionable con-
! grcgations in Chicago. at the close OF the
services yesterday morning, q gray haired
millionaire bank president was remorse-
lessly shot down by his siepson, to avenge
or shield the wife of the banker shot and
| mother Of the assailant, charged with con-
tinued forgetfulness of her marriage vows.
The banker was Stephen w. Rawson, presi-
dent OF the Union Trust Company of
Chicago, and the stepsOn William
Lee, aged seventeen. Banker Raw
| son, with five bullets in his
body aud apparently IN a dying condi-
spattered curb and placed in one of the
score of carriages that had been waiting
for the wealthy worshipers, while young
Lee. with the empty, still smoking re-
| volver in hand, was as hurriedly thrown
| into patrol wagon.
Banker RawsOn h ad long been a leading
| light of the church and an honored member.
notwithstanding that he had been charge
by his wife with perjury and other offenses
enough to make him, If true, veritatle
| whited sepulcher, He. on the other hand,
! alleged that she, although prominent in
| society and a beautiful woman in appear
| ance, was really a disrepuiable, blasphe-
| nous, deviish-tempered adventures, who
| coveted only his money. For year or
more the two had been fighting each other
| in the divorce courts. aud within a week
the banker had filed against her additional
| charges OF adultery.
Little attention was paid to young Lee as
he stalled backward and forward past the
| church entrance. and he was lost in the
crowd when the gaily dressed cOngrega-
tion began to come out, among them the
well-known form of the bank president.
Rawson was about to step to his carriage
when came the sharp crack Of a revolver
followed by a deep grOan. An earthquake
could scarcely have produced more con-
fusion mt the moment among the throngs
OF gentlemen, ladies and children, and the
long tiers of carriages and coachmen that
Lined the sidewalks in every direction. \
din of screams Logan but subsidized almost
instantly as slender. well-dressed, YOUTH
full Lee was seen to quickly but coolly
steady his shining pistol with his left
hand while with his right he again and
again pulled the fatal trigger
With the stified cry sI'm killed." the
aged millionaire fell PROSTATE on the stone
flags, upturning his agOnized white face at
the cold, set countenance Of his stepson.
Not till the last of the five cham rs had
been emptied into the old mans body did
Lee seem TO breathe. The crowd seemed
rooted to the stones i'm horror, helpless, till
policeman came running to the scene.
Then began wild clamOr, and Lee, turn
ing to the officer, hoarsely whispered:
''Take me to Jail, quick" 1t seemed
scarcely a moment till the patrol wagon
bore him away.
When the dying banker reached his home
six physicians had been called They probed
for the bullets and found that all i,ad
lodged in the legs or arms save one; that
entered near the small Of the back and
nearly as could be judged had plunged
through his abdomen. II his life was saved
it would be little short of miracle.
Over at the police station young Lee
asked a reporter to carry Mrs. Rawson, hi:
mother, the news. She occupies apart
ments at the Continental Hotel The re-
porter sent up word that he had extremely
Important business, ard was presented
without delay to q plump, dark complex
Toned, handsome woman in the prime Of
life, the most noticeable feature OF whom
was q pair Of swapping black eyes, She
was clad in q tasteful, tight fitting dark
dress and white jacket.
swell. what business have you! ~ said the
woman.
'Thcn you have heard nothing Of your
sonf'
'tNo. what is it!'
"Well, he has got INTO little trouble
He
''Go on, what has he donel'
"Well, he is arrested. He had some
trouble with Mr. Rawson."
''GO on and tell me what he has done.
Don't keep ME in suspense" eagerly broke
in the woman.
HE shot him-bnt it is not serious"
quickly added the reporter rs Mrs. RawsOu
closed her eyes and trembled with excite
ment
The last portion of the sentence caused
Mrs. Rawson's eyelids to raise, and she
brought ner head up with a jerk as she ex.
claimed: "Oh, don't be alarmed. / am all
right. Go on and tell me alL.''
THAT is about all. He shot him Several
times and -''
lis he dead:' eagerly broke in the woman
again.
mo, but he is probably fatally injured.
He can not recover from his wOunds."
Then there was a pause. The reporter
stood and looked at Mrs. Rawson, while
she coOlly returned his look of inquiry
with slight sneer Of her dark, handsome
face.
WELL" the woman calmly and haughtily
CALCULATED after moment, sis there any
thing more:" and, in Il posture of graceful |
Incidence, she leaned against a dressing
case and watched the reporter while he |
was collecting his thoughts. she looked |
positively sleepy.
81 would like to ask you what You have !
to say about it, the young man finally re- |
piled. Nv hat do you think it was done !
for."
In an instant Mrs. Rawson was trans.
her black eyes flashed the fire Of |
deadly hatred and she seemed to culver
from head toiOot ssWhat do think Of Il o.,